I bought the Xperia Z tablet because:
It had a 10" screen which is the size I wanted
It wasn't Apple
It had a MicroSD card socket
It had decent resolution
It seemed a safe bet for compatibility with apps like Sky Go and iplayer
Sky Go is now available, as is iplayer unlike some supposedly unrooted unbranded tablets that are much cheaper.
The tablet has effectively replaced my laptop for email and Internet browsing: serious apps like spreadsheets and databases I now do on my pc.
If you want a tablet that is virtually certain to be compatible with major apps buy Apple. If you're not fussed about Sky Go or iplayer (or don't want the hassle of trying to make them work) buy a budget tablet like Pipo or, say, from China direct.
The Sony has a very good display, has a better than reasonable chance of supporting major apps but is an expensive as Apple. The Sony charging cradle is really good though: you just slide it in and contactless connection points kick in.
At its price it is a bit of an indulgence but I'm happy with my choice.
I've got the z2. Great tablet. Very thin and light, and very fast and stable. Screen is nice and the battery is decent. Can't really ask for much more.
Drawbacks are the buttons at the bottom of the screen are too small and fiddly to hit, the battery while decent isn't as long lasting as the iPad air (But I'll let it off as you can do things on android that aren't easily possible on the iPad), and the quality of some android apps for tablets is lacking. Also the fact that some websites default to mobile mode can be irritating, you can request the desktop site in the browser but that's a pain to have to do it on every page you visit and it doesn't always work, the only cures if you can call it such is to root and force desktop user agent or use a different browser like Firefox or opera that let you do it by default. The latter issue is more to do with android than the Sony though.
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It had a 10" screen which is the size I wanted
It wasn't Apple
It had a MicroSD card socket
It had decent resolution
It seemed a safe bet for compatibility with apps like Sky Go and iplayer
Sky Go is now available, as is iplayer unlike some supposedly unrooted unbranded tablets that are much cheaper.
The tablet has effectively replaced my laptop for email and Internet browsing: serious apps like spreadsheets and databases I now do on my pc.
If you want a tablet that is virtually certain to be compatible with major apps buy Apple. If you're not fussed about Sky Go or iplayer (or don't want the hassle of trying to make them work) buy a budget tablet like Pipo or, say, from China direct.
The Sony has a very good display, has a better than reasonable chance of supporting major apps but is an expensive as Apple. The Sony charging cradle is really good though: you just slide it in and contactless connection points kick in.
At its price it is a bit of an indulgence but I'm happy with my choice.
Drawbacks are the buttons at the bottom of the screen are too small and fiddly to hit, the battery while decent isn't as long lasting as the iPad air (But I'll let it off as you can do things on android that aren't easily possible on the iPad), and the quality of some android apps for tablets is lacking. Also the fact that some websites default to mobile mode can be irritating, you can request the desktop site in the browser but that's a pain to have to do it on every page you visit and it doesn't always work, the only cures if you can call it such is to root and force desktop user agent or use a different browser like Firefox or opera that let you do it by default. The latter issue is more to do with android than the Sony though.